Looking for help with furniture layout in long, narrow family room
My family room is 20 ft long by 11 ft 6 in wide. We'd like to replace the furniture in the near future, and I'm trying to figure out the best layout, so I can buy the right pieces. I am including a scaled drawing, showing both the current furniture layout and the empty room, including measurements. You can see in the current furniture layout that there's a lot of dead space between the couch and the love seat. But I'm not sure the room is quite big enough to comfortably create two zones.
Some clarifications: The object on the right wall is a fireplace. The double doors are to the patio. We don't need the second door to open necessarily, but the full-length windows in those doors are the only natural light to the room, so we don't want to block that light. The TV and stand stay. The TV is wall-mounted (although can be moved), but I have other AV equipment that the stand is needed for. We don't want the TV above the fireplace for ergonomic reasons. And we're a family of four, so need a minimum of 4 seats that can comfortably see the TV.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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douglashughey
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Comments (2)Here is the layout reformated. Hope this is better. From Living Room layout Here is a link that might be useful: Layout of Family Room...See MoreHelp! Can't figure out design layout for long, narrow living room!
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
3 years ago
PROJudyG Designs
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoFloat a u shape sofa with its back to the French doors.
Use the interior wall for the t v and design a large entertainment unit.
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JudyG Designs
3 years agoKeeping entertainment center on interior wall, what if you used 4 swivel chairs and two love seats on either side of doors for extra seating?
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